New lease of This Life, 10 years on

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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It was the cult TV show that defined the spirit of the Nineties - a group of young lawyers working hard and playing harder in the cut and thrust of London.

Now This Life is to return, 10 years on, with all the original cast.

The BBC will today confirm that Jack Davenport, Daniela Nardini, Jason Hughes, Andrew Lincoln and Amita Dhiri have all agreed to reprise their roles as Miles, Anna, Warren, Egg and Milly.

Filming begins across London and in Sussex next week for a 90-minute special to be screened on BBC2 this winter.

Amy Jenkins, who created the series, and executive producer Tony Garnett are also on board.

A BBC insider said: "Rest assured the characters won't have settled down to lives with their feet up in front of the TV drinking cocoa.

"They are now in their thirties, but their lives are never straightforward. They might be more mature and learned a few lessons, but they are just as sexy and bitchy and confused about life.

"And there will be a few surprises." The sexually-explicit series was one of the most controversial programmes to be screened by the BBC.

With a soundtrack of Britpop - from a then unknown music consultant called Ricky Gervais - it was condemned for showing "simulated sex between homosexuals" three years before Queer As Folk caused a similar furore.

One of the original characters, Welsh lawyer Warren, left to go travelling, and was replaced in the second series by his gay lover Ferdy - Ramon Tikaram, who will not be coming back.

The new drama, This Life - Ten Years On, sees one of the group a success after writing a book about their turbulent friendship.

A BBC spokeswoman said: "Viewers will discover whether they are friends, lovers, enemies - or all three."

Where are they now?

Jack Davenport (Miles Stewart)

Has found success in Hollywood, starring in The Talented Mr Ripley and the Pirates Of The Caribbean films.

Daniela Nardini (Anna Forbes)

Has flitted between theatre, TV and film, with stage roles including the lead in Camille, TV ranging from Big Women to Sirens and the Baftanominated film, Festival.

Amita Dhiri (Milly Nassim)

Has starred in TV hits such as Judge John Deed, Silent Witness and McCallum.

Andrew Lincoln (Edgar 'Egg' Cook)

Played Simon Casey in hit Channel 4 drama Teachers. Film roles include lovelorn Mark in Love Actually.

Jason Hughes (Warren Jones)

Starred in 2002 movie thriller Killing Me Softly and as Detective Ben Jones in Midsomer Murders.

Ramon Tikaram (Ferdy Garcia)

Various TV guest appearances, including Murphy's Law. Has just played the title role in the opera Gaddafi: A Living Myth at the Coliseum.

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